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Forstera sedifolia, Linn. f. Hope Mountains, Buller District, alt. 4,000 feet; 

 Wairau Gorge. 

 ,, tenella, Hook. f. Not uncommon in subalpine and alpine localities. 

 Phyllachne colensoi, Hook. f. An abundant alpine plant. 



C AMPANULACE^ . 



Wahlenbergia gracilis, A. Eich. Abundant throughout the district. 

 ,, saxicola, A. DC. Abundant throughout the district. 



,, cartilaginea, Hook. f. Wairau Gorge. 



Lobelia anceps, Thuub. Near Nelson, etc. 



,, 7-oughii, Hook. i. Dun Mountain ; Wairau Gorge. 

 Pratia angulata, Hook. f. Abundant. 



,, macrodon, Hook. f. Eaglan Mountains ; Wairau Gorge. 

 Selliera radicans, Cav. Salt marshes, BHnd Bay. 



Erice^. 

 Gaidtheria antipoda, Forst. Abundant. 



,, rupestris, Br. Throughout the district, but not so common as 

 the preceding. 

 Cyatliodes acerosa, Br. Abundant. 



,, empetrifolia. An abundant mountain plant. 



,, colensoi, Hook. f. Mount Arthur plateau; mountains between the 



Hope and Owen Eivers; Eaglan Mountains. 

 ,, pumila. Hook. f. Mount Arthur plateau, 4,000-5,000 feet. 

 Lencopogon fasciculatus, A. Eich. Generally distributed below 3,000 feet alt. 

 „ fraseri, A. Cunn. Abundant. Ascends to 4,500 feet on the 

 Mount Arthur plateau. 

 Pentachondra pumila, Br. Common in mountain districts, alt. 2,000-5,500 



feet. 

 Epacris pauciflora, A, Eich. "Nelson" (Handbook). 



,, alpina, Hook. f. Mountains between the Hope and Owen Eivers, 



alt. 4,000 feet. 



Archeria traversii, Hook. f. Sources of the Takaka Eiver ; Mount Arthur 



plateau, ascending to 4,000 feet; "Aorere Eiver" (Handbook). 



Dracophyllum. traversii, Hook. f. Upper Takaka ; Mount Arthur plateau ; 



8,000-4,500 feet. 



„ longifolium, Br. Dun Mountain range ; Wau'au Valley ; Buller 



Valley. 

 ,, urvilleanmn, A. Eich. Not uncommon, ascending to 4,500 



feet on the Mount Arthur plateau. 

 ,, uniflorum, Hook. f. Wairau Mountains; Wairau Gorge, etc. 



,, rosmarinifolium, Forst. Dun Mountain ; Wairau Mountains ; 



Mount Arthur, etc, 



